First Pico-I/OTM module introduced by WinSystems, provides digital I/O expansion for Pico-ITXe SBCs

Jerry Winfield, President of WinSystems, stated that, "This is the first of a family of Pico-I/O modules from WinSystems. Their small size, flexibility, and stackability coupled with WinSystems' design expertise and industrial manufacturing standards, make them well-suited for a variety of rugged, embedded applications."
"WinSystems' Pico-I/O board is a natural complement to our new VIA EPIA-710 Pico-ITXe single board computer announced today at ESC/Boston," said Alp Sezen, Director of Sales, VIA Technologies, Inc. "By providing designers with the flexibility to add more interface capability to match their exact system I/O requirements in a small and economical way, Pico-I/O modules like WinSystems' PCO-UIO48-G will help to speed industry adoption of this new platform standard."
The PCO-UIO48-G's I/O controller is based upon a Lattice FPGA programmed to support various input/output and interrupt configurations. Each I/O line is programmable for input, output, or output with read-back operation. Each line's transition is latched so that even short duration pulses will be recognized.
The module requires only +3.3 volts; however, an optional onboard regulator is available to allow it to be powered from +5VDC. Operational temperature range is from -40°C to +85°C.
A Pico-I/O module is small and measures only 60mm x 72mm which is half the area of a PC/104 module. Pico-I/O is based upon the SUMITTM (Stackable Unified Module Interconnect Technology ) connector that was developed and standardized by the Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG: www.sff-sig.org) last year. SUMIT is an electromechanical connectorization specification that enables stacking of common serial and legacy chipset expansion buses on I/O modules for next generation embedded systems products.